Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.
The problem is that you’re extrapolating linearly. I believe these scientists point out that it’s an exponentially increasing positive feedback loop.
That just means he’s underestimating and people are still saying he’s overreacting.
The general public has already tuned out halfway through the word “exponential”